Laurence H. Beck, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Medicine

Biography
Laurence H. Beck, Jr., MD, PhD, completed his Internal Medicine residency and Nephrology fellowship at Boston Medical Center. He joined the Renal Section in 2006, and continues to conduct basic science research in the laboratory of Dr. David Salant on the pathogenesis of membranous nephropathy. His clinical roles include a weekly clinic and attending time on the consult and dialysis/transplant services. He also has expertise in immune-mediated glomerular disease.
Other Positions
- Member, Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research, Boston University
- Graduate Faculty (Primary Mentor of Grad Students), Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences
Education
- Harvard Medical School, MD
- Harvard University, PhD
- Princeton University, BA
Publications
- Published on 1/16/2025
Hayashi N, Kumar S, Trivin-Avillach C, Fan X, Stoddard SV, Akai R, Fujimoto K, Iwawaki T, Yokoyama H, Furuichi K, Beck LH. Characterization of FAM114A1: a novel podocyte cytoskeleton-associated protein upregulated in glomerular injury. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2025 Feb 01; 328(2):F289-F299. PMID: 39819080.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/21/2024
Al-Rabadi LF, Storey A, Larsen CP, Hassen SI, Revelo MP, Singh RS, Lazar-Molnar E, Jain D, Ibrahim A, Darras F, Salam R, Al-Rabadi A, Wikan N, Redecke V, Talwar M, Haecker H, Beck LH, Caza TN. De novo Membranous Nephropathy in Renal Allografts is Associated With Protocadherin FAT1. Kidney Int Rep. 2025 Jan; 10(1):247-251. PMID: 39810776.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 7/1/2024
Bharati J, Waguespack DR, Beck LH. Membranous Nephropathy: Updates on Management. Adv Kidney Dis Health. 2024 Jul; 31(4):299-308. PMID: 39084755.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/4/2024
Vivarelli M, Barratt J, Beck LH, Fakhouri F, Gale DP, Goicoechea de Jorge E, Mosca M, Noris M, Pickering MC, Susztak K, Thurman JM, Cheung M, King JM, Jadoul M, Winkelmayer WC, Smith RJH. The role of complement in kidney disease: conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference. Kidney Int. 2024 Sep; 106(3):369-391. PMID: 38844295.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/22/2024
Beck LH. Quantity Versus Quality of Anti-Phospholipase A2 Receptor 1 Autoantibodies in the Assessment of Clinical Outcome in Membranous Nephropathy: The Debate Continues. Am J Kidney Dis. 2024 May; 83(5):566-568. PMID: 38260930.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/27/2023
Trivin-Avillach C, Jaberi A, Henderson JM, Beck LH, Francis J. Eculizumab Use in Scleroderma Renal Crisis With Thrombotic Microangiopathy: A Case Report. Kidney Med. 2024 Jan; 6(1):100753. PMID: 38225975.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/1/2023
Beck LH. The latest model has just arrived! A new experimental mouse model of PLA2R1-associated membranous nephropathy. Kidney Int. 2023 Nov; 104(5):878-880. PMID: 37863634.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/5/2023
Sethi S, Beck LH, Glassock RJ, Haas M, De Vriese AS, Caza TN, Hoxha E, Lambeau G, Tomas NM, Madden B, Debiec H, D'Agati VD, Alexander MP, Amer H, Appel GB, Barbour SJ, Caravaca-Fontan F, Cattran DC, Casal Moura M, D'Avila DO, Eick RG, Garovic VD, Greene EL, Herrera Hernandez LP, Jennette JC, Lieske JC, Markowitz GS, Nath KA, Nasr SH, Nast CC, Pani A, Praga M, Remuzzi G, Rennke HG, Ruggenenti P, Roccatello D, Soler MJ, Specks U, Stahl RAK, Singh RD, Theis JD, Velosa JA, Wetzels JFM, Winearls CG, Yandian F, Zand L, Ronco P, Fervenza FC. Mayo Clinic consensus report on membranous nephropathy: proposal for a novel classification. Kidney Int. 2023 Dec; 104(6):1092-1102. PMID: 37795587.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/5/2023
Sethi S, Beck LH, Glassock RJ, Haas M, De Vriese AS, Caza TN, Hoxha E, Lambeau G, Tomas NM, Madden B, Debiec H, D'Agati VD, Alexander MP, Amer H, Appel GB, Barbour SJ, Caravaca-Fontan F, Cattran DC, Casal Moura M, D'Avila DO, Eick RG, Garovic VD, Greene EL, Herrera Hernandez LP, Jennette JC, Lieske JC, Markowitz GS, Nath KA, Nasr SH, Nast CC, Pani A, Praga M, Remuzzi G, Rennke HG, Ruggenenti P, Roccatello D, Soler MJ, Specks U, Stahl RAK, Singh RD, Theis JD, Velosa JA, Wetzels JFM, Winearls CG, Yandian F, Zand L, Ronco P, Fervenza FC. Mayo Clinic Consensus Report on Membranous Nephropathy: Proposal for a Novel Classification. Mayo Clin Proc. 2023 Nov; 98(11):1671-1684. PMID: 37804268.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/28/2023
Kouri AM, Caza TN, Beck LH, Misurac JM, Evans MD, Phillips CL, Eadon MT, Larsen CP, Andreoli SP, Bu L, Rheault MN, Khalid M. Clinical and Histopathologic Characteristics of Pediatric Patients With Primary Membranous Nephropathy. Kidney Int Rep. 2023 Nov; 8(11):2368-2375. PMID: 38025223.
Read at: PubMed
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